Here you can find and provide info about using Arch and [http://www.colinux.org colinux].

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'''Note: The new image described here is a few years old'''

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The previous 0.7.x Arch Linux image doesn't work, because Arch Linux changed the name of the 'current' repository to 'core'. I've build a new image for CoLinux. All you need to do is download the [http://web.twpda.com/co.7z co.7z] batch file. ref: http://web.twpda.com/colinux .

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Install method:

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co arch 1

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Daily usage:

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co arch

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Or, you can download the images directly from http://web.twpda.com/colinux.

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== The image build steps (for expert users) ==

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Using [[Remote Arch Linux Install]] and an existing Debian image I built an Arch Linux 0.8.0 base ext3 filesystem. I put the method to build Arch Linux image here. (The newest image is in co.7z) (Note: arch.cmd is the same as co.cmd, which is in the co.7z archive, linked in the previous section)

Here we let /dev/hda1 do auto fsck that may cause first time boot fail.

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But, just continue, and try booting again, it will success.

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== Building a Minimal Image (optional) ==

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1. Reduce the disk usage in fs.from by removing useless packages.

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1.1 Boot from arch.fs

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1.2 Try to remove most BASE packages:

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mkdir /mnt/win

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mount -t cofs cofs1:/ /mnt/win

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cd /mnt/win/colinux

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./reduce.sh

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# edit reqpkg.txt if some dependency failed

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There is a page in the coLinux wiki for installing Arch [http://wiki.colinux.org/cgi-bin/ArchLinuxHowTo here], which explains how to install it from scratch, but is more out of date. (As of Apr 21, 2006)

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1.3 Power off

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=== Using an Arch Linux image in coLinux===

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2. Boot from debian, copy arch.fs to arch_to.fs

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Using [[Remote_ArchLinux_Install]] and an existing archlinx installation I built a Arch Linux 0.7.2 base ext3 filesystem. To get a quick and working solution follow these steps:

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# Download and install stable version and archlinux root fs for 2.6 kernel on [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=98788 colinux's sf.net project]. The image size is reduced to 16M bytes only. Also read the [http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=436233&group_id=98788 notes].

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2.1 In windows create new empty file system as arch_to.fs

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# Extract the files into your coLinux directory.

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# Run the ArchLinuxSlirp.bat

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==== Additional Notes ====

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2.2 In debian box:

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* You may want to to change ArchLinuxSlirp.bat for your network environment. (eg. eth0=slirp,,tcp:22/22 to let your putty could connect to linux box)

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mkdir -p /mnt/arch /mnt/arch_to

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* If you want more free space, use [http://csemler.com/ topresize] to enlarge the fs image.

* To run as a Windows service see [http://wiki.colinux.org/cgi-bin/RunningAsAService this coLinux wiki page]

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./clean.sh # remove some log files in arch.fs

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* current image fix /etc/rc.sysinit to use the 'static /dev', because colinux's stable version still using older kernel. And it seems hang on uevents when boot with brand new [http://www.henrynestler.com/colinux/testing/devel-2.6.15-hn/20060731/ 2.6.15 colinux version](2006/07/31).

Arch and coLinux

Note: The new image described here is a few years old

The previous 0.7.x Arch Linux image doesn't work, because Arch Linux changed the name of the 'current' repository to 'core'. I've build a new image for CoLinux. All you need to do is download the co.7z batch file. ref: http://web.twpda.com/colinux .

The image build steps (for expert users)

Using Remote Arch Linux Install and an existing Debian image I built an Arch Linux 0.8.0 base ext3 filesystem. I put the method to build Arch Linux image here. (The newest image is in co.7z) (Note: arch.cmd is the same as co.cmd, which is in the co.7z archive, linked in the previous section)